The Portland daily press., 1887-11-14
THE STATE.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.


A prominent scientist has said that the
black bass will kill from the mere love of
killing, and that thousands Of pickerel are
destroyed every year by them. This state
ment is well demonstrated by the history of
the black bass in the fountain at the State
House in Augusta. They speedily devoured
all the other fish in the tank. and then pitch
ed into one another. At last only one was
left, and he died from wounds received in
his encounters with his vanquished brothers.
Lieut.. Horace Lynch, an English gentle
man, has astonished the people Of Gardiner
by driving out in real English dog cart
that cost $3.50. Lieut.. Lynch, whose wife
was former Pittston lady, sister to John
Steward of Randolph, the yacht owner, ia
miliarly known as Commodore, has purchas-
ed a house in Randolph, and with his wife
and daughter and wife's lmother will occupy
it this winter.
The Waterville Mail reports that Tuesday
afternoon, as Miss Sophia Vesson was driv-
ing over Main street railroad crossing, a
team turned just in front of her, obliging
her to stop directly on the track Just then.
a car attached to a shifting engine backed
down and struck the carriage. crushing the
wheels and showing the vehicle along on the
track 40 or 80 feet, without much damage TO
the top, the occupant or to the horse, which
was obliged to travel sideways at pretty
lively rate to keep ON his feet and keep clear
of the car. Miss Vesson remained in the
carriage the whole distance.
The Waterville Electric Light Company
has organized as follows: Directors, N.
Meader, #. A. Smith, f. l.. Veazie, G. w.
Ross, |. ). Bangs; president, n. Meader;
treasurer, Il. A. Smith; counsellOrs, Webb Il
Webb; managing director, 4. H.. Veazie.
The capital has been raised from $4,000 to
$4,000.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Within two years the attendance at the
Norway High School has been doubled
Eighty-six pupils were registered at the term
Just closed, the largest number 1t has ever
four and fraction. Every department Is in
charge Of a competent instructor, and excel
lent work has been done.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Charles Robinson Of Bangor, employed on
the Bangor & Piscataquis railroad, while
shackling ears, was accidentally caught be-
tween them and crushed about the stomach.
1t is feared that he is hurt internally.
Hon. F. NJ. Simpson, II. o. Paikman and
Charles Brown of Carmel, Frank Jewell of
Hermon, and George w. Brown Of Passa-
dumkeag, arrived home Wednesday, from
their annual hunting trip, bringing with
them eight fine deer, weighing 1000 pounds.
PIscATAoUis COUNTY.
In Piscataquis county, between the lines
OF Dover and Sebec, is large piece OF land
| which In several changes Of the town lines
| has been left out in the cold and lost The
| Dover line bounds one side of it, and the Sc
| bee line the other, but it belongs to neither
| town. 1t Is territorial orphan, with no
municipal home. 1t gets along very COM
fortably, however.
There was quite good sleighing in Green
| vile Friday, owing to snow storm Thurs
| day evening. The west branch Of the Pc
| nobscot is said to be frozen over at North
| east Carry, so that it will bear the weight Of
| a man. The lumbermen are fast passing in
| to the woods by that route.
| YORK COUNTY.
Biddeford is talking about shoe factory
| At the the meeting Of the board Of trade
next Friday evening. the question Of form
ing stock company to erect a building fol
shoe factory, will be considered. Two
shoe manufacturers have signifed their in
tention of moving there If building can be
erected for their occupancy.
Prof. bennett of Lewiston and Prof. II
w. Adams of Portland read to large and
appreciative audience at Springyale Satur
day evening. Grundy's orchestra furnished
music for the occasion. This was the firs
| of q series of first-class entertainments to bt
given this season by Willard Post, No. 20
G. A. X. The next in the course will be Civ
en- Nov. 28th, with Edward X. Hood of B0s
ton as elOcutionist, singing by Sanford male
ouartette and Alfred French quartette; in
strumental music by Weeman's band.